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upstate Pillar of the Community United States 3283 Posts	Posted 03/28/2011 7:07 pm When was the last year Canadian quarters were silver (general circulation) and is it 90% like US coinage? Report this Post to the Staff

Ugly Pillar of the Community Canada 1733 Posts	Posted 03/28/2011 7:09 pm Last year silver was 68 and they were .500 . Some 67's were .500. 1966 and earlier were .800 until you get back to the teens and they were sterling (.925) Edit: there were also nickel twenty five cent pieces as well to confuse things. In 1968 I mean. Edited by Ugly 03/28/2011 7:13 pm Report this Post to the Staff
vermontensium Moderator United States 16679 Posts	Posted 03/28/2011 7:14 pm There is never a dumb question in this hobby swcoin.ecrater.com Report this Post to the Staff
upstate Pillar of the Community United States 3283 Posts	Posted 03/28/2011 7:25 pm I thought it wasn't cut and dried, Glad I asked, thanks guys Report this Post to the Staff
Wild Bill Pillar of the Community United States 744 Posts	Posted 03/28/2011 8:29 pm Remember that the silver quarters will note stick to a magnet.....the quarters with a nickel composition will, this also goes with dimes....... There are no stupid questions, just stupid people!! ignorance=lack of knowledge stupid=the inability to learn ps...I myself is a slow learner Report this Post to the Staff
IBGolden Pillar of the Community Canada 598 Posts	Posted 03/28/2011 8:55 pm In 1967 Canadian dimes and quarters went from 80% to 50% silver. In 1968 Canadian dimes and quarters went from 50% silver to pure nickel. A magnet will attract the nickel varieties. These transition years have both compositions. The Charlton Catalogue only lists the total/combined mintages of these years and does not differentiate the mintage compositions. The silver coins were alloyed with copper, and indeed not magnetic. Report this Post to the Staff
Darth Anarchus Pillar of the Community United States 1388 Posts	Posted 03/28/2011 9:00 pm I agree w/ Vermont & Wild Bill... No such thing as a stupid question... There are stupid politicians, SOME stupid people on ebay ripping people off... But not stupid questions, that was a rather good question and I'm sure many will benefit Report this Post to the Staff
collectall Pillar of the Community Canada 610 Posts	Posted 03/28/2011 9:35 pm There is no such thing as a DUMB question. (Maybe you've seen some of my posts) I'm sure most of the forum members feel the same way. Keep on asking upstate.I am not that knowledgeable myself.Someone on the forum will answer your question(s),as you can see.Happy coin collecting my friend Edited by collectall 03/28/2011 9:36 pm Report this Post to the Staff
rachums107 Pillar of the Community United States 3345 Posts	Posted 03/28/2011 9:36 pm Definitely not a dumb question, because I would not have known the answer either. Report this Post to the Staff
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